Kathryn Destin is familiar with two different kinds of pictures at Boston College. The first is overtly racist—anti-Black slurs plastered in sharpie in a residence hall and a racist snapchat that spread across campus. The second cuts in a subtler way: social media posts of beautiful white women, which remind her she doesn’t look like the typical BC student.
ACC Power Rankings: Clashes of Titans
Lots of close games this week meant a lot of movement in the bottom half of the ACC Power Rankings, and this week, top teams will face their toughest tests yet.
BC Adds Four Cases to Last Week’s COVID-19 Report, Positivity Rate Remains Semester Low
Merkert Hall Evacuated After Chemical Leak
Students and faculty evacuated Merkert Hall early Monday afternoon due to a hydrogen sulfide leak in a cylinder, according to the Boston Fire Department.
Nursing Students Adapt to COVID-19 Pandemic
On Sept. 23, Connell School of Nursing Dean Susan Gennaro received a letter from a recent patient at Newton-Wellesley Hospital who appreciated the difference that interacting with a Boston College nursing student had made during his stay.
Schiller Institute On Schedule for December 2021 Opening
The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society is on schedule for it’s December 2021 opening, said Mary Nardone, associate vice president for Capital Projects Management.
Not Just a Statistic: the Impact of Low Diversity at BC
When students gathered outside Lower two weeks ago to join the national protests over the police killing of Breonna Taylor, students of color reflected on their own experiences with racism on Boston College’s campus.
Rate of New COVID-19 Cases Falls in Week Five
Last week, Boston College reported its lowest undergraduate positivity rate for COVID-19 since classes began, as of its Friday update of the COVID-19 dashboard.
Campbell Explores Power Behind Ming Dynasty Architecture
Encompassing 180 acres in central Beijing, the Forbidden City, or a complex of nearly a thousand red palaces, towers, and gardens, pays homage to the reign of one of China’s most powerful rulers—Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, or the “Yongle Emperor.”
Modestino Discusses Urgent Need to Address COVID-19 Childcare Crisis
Alicia Sasser Modestino, a professor of public policy and economics at Northeastern University, joined the Boston College workplace roundtable on Tuesday to share her findings regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on working parents, arguing the necessity of addressing the childcare crisis.